VOL. XLIV

No. 16

16-April-2001

SUPPLY/DEMAND

World To Become Increasingly Dependant Upon Gulf Crude Supply, Says CSIS Report

By the year 2020, fossil fuels will account for 88% of global energy consumption and the Gulf region will remain the key marginal supplier, with Saudi Arabia in the unchallenged lead, according to a report produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Strategic Energy Initiative. The report, entitled "The Geopolitics of Energy into the 21st Century,"...